Recipes on The Barker Ganssle Family

Keto "Pad Thai"

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:30:42 -0500

This is a very barebones recipe for a pasta dish in a peanut butter sesame sauce that works as a “pad thai” substitute that fits with a ketogenic diet. It could easily be improved upon, particularly if you are willing to be a bit less stingy with the net carbs than I am.

PB & J Yogurt

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 09:56:26 -0500

This might be a bit grandiose to be called a “recipe”, but when feeding the baby I’ve stumbled upon a decent combination that he seems to enjoy that I’ve been calling “PB & J Yogurt”.

Ingredients Link to heading

1 cup (~225g) Stonyfield Whole Milk Vanilla Yogurt ¹
1 tbsp (32g) Creamy Peanut Butter
50-150g Fruit (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries)

Directions Link to heading

Chop fruit as finely as desired. If feeding to a baby who cannot chew effectively, mash up fruit.
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl, stir until homogeneous.

Calories: 306-374 - Depends on composition and amount of fruit and what yogurt and peanut butter are used. - Bulk of the calories comes from the peanut butter.

Psyllium Husk Gummies

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 11:12:22 -0400

When trying to get more fiber in my diet without adding a lot of calories, I stumbled upon psyllium husk powder, which has 30 calories and 7g of fiber per tablespoon. It does not dissolve well in water, and I thought it might be possible to dissolve it in boiling water, only to find that when you put it in boiling water it pretty quickly forms a thick gelatin-like substance, which is actually edible. By putting some flavorings in it, I’ve found it makes a decent snack (and a reasonable way to deliver creatine, which dissolves much better in hot water than it cold water).